Cantonese words starting with A

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aa3 lung4 siu1 paau3

阿聾燒炮啊聋烧炮

To fall through, come to nothing, or disperse.

aa3 lung4 sung3 ban3

阿聾送殯啊聋送殡

To turn a deaf ear to others, refusing to listen or take advice and doing things entirely in one's own way.

阿聯酋阿联酋

United Arab Emirates; UAE, a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.

aa3 lyun4 jau4 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1

阿聯酋航空公司阿联酋航空公司

Emirates, the state-owned airline of the United Arab Emirates.

Mother, as called by her children.

A term of address for the goddess Tin Hau or Mazu, particularly in local communities.

Paternal grandmother; father's mother.

Armagh in Northern Ireland; or an alternative spelling for mom, grandma, or a female servant.

aa3 maa5 seon3 ho4

亞馬遜河亚马逊河

Amazon River, the largest river by discharge volume in the world, located in South America.

Oman; a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia, with its capital at Muscat.

aa3 maau1 aa3 gau2

阿貓阿狗阿猫阿狗

Any random, unimportant person; anyone or any old person.

Amoeba; a single-celled organism of the phylum Amoebozoa.

阿乜人啊乜人

A placeholder name used to refer to someone whose name is unknown or forgotten; so-and-so, what's-their-name.

阿乜水啊乜水

A placeholder name used to refer to someone whose name is unknown, forgotten, or not worth mentioning; whatshisname or whatshername.

阿某某啊某某

An informal way of referring to someone whose name is unknown, equivalent to "so-and-so".

An average, ordinary, or foolish person; any Tom, Dick, or Harry.

A foolish, naive, or stupid person.

A term of address or appellation for a foolish person.

aa3 mau6 zing2 beng2

阿茂整餅啊茂整饼

To do something completely pointless, redundant, or unnecessary.

aa3 mei5 nei4 aa3

阿美尼亞阿美尼亚

Armenia; a landlocked country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia.

An old woman; a generic way to refer to an elderly female.

aa3 mou5 si1 dak6 daan1

阿姆斯特丹

Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands.

Younger sister, or an affectionate address for a little girl or a younger female friend.

Younger sister, or a young girl.

Amen; a term used to conclude a Christian prayer, meaning "so be it" or "sincerely."

Paternal grandmother

Daughter; a term used by parents to address or refer to their own daughter, or someone else's daughter in casual contexts.

Daughter; a term of address or reference used by parents.

Thin little boy

A nickname for someone who is thin, small, and feeble.

aa3 nok6 syu1 waa4 san1 lik6 gaa1

阿諾舒華辛力加阿诺舒华辛力加

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-American actor and politician.

Ah Lung, a famous children's book writer in Hong Kong.

An elderly woman; also used to refer to one's maternal grandmother.

Maternal grandmother, or an informal way to address or refer to an elderly woman.

aa3 po4 coi3 paau2

阿婆賽跑阿婆赛跑

To run for one's life; to escape quickly in any event.

An old woman's topknot or bun.

An Indian person.

A polite form of address for a man, equivalent to "sir" or "Mr.".

Mister; a polite way to address a male stranger.

To call or shout out; to hail someone.

An appellation used for someone who is little, the youngest in a family, or a concubine.

亞細亞亚细亚

亞細安亚细安

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations).

aa3 sam1 jat1 zuk6

Aunt; a term of address or reference for a middle-aged woman, or specifically one's aunt.

One's aunt, specifically the wife of father's younger brother; also used to address middle-aged women.

An idiot, fool, or someone who is stupid.

Slang term for a police officer or a male teacher.

A servant or domestic helper; someone at another's disposal to do menial work.